Group Clinic - Old Fort Gateway Trails

Smooth out your cornering to speed up! Do you get hung up, lose speed, or lose control in corners? Maybe you’d like to figure out how to carry more exit speed? This clinic takes a deep dive into the skills needed for flat corners, berms, and even off-camber turns.

We’ll cover the following skills: body position & weight distribution, braking, and line choice. We’ll start by separating each one out to introduce and practice by themselves before putting them back together. We’ll also investigate the skills of inclination (leaning), angulation (bike/body separation), and rotation and how to treat those like “dimmer switches” to turn up or down depending on the shape, size, and speed of each corner.

• Who should take this clinic?

  • This clinic is appropriate for all level riders of any gender wanting to corner with more intention, control, and confidence. (we offer a women's only clinic earlier in the day if you prefer that learning environment).

  • Riders who are just starting to learn to corner better will learn proper body position and technique while getting plenty of repeatable practice.

  • Intermediate and advanced level will benefit from refining their fundamental skills while learning ways to carry speed while maintaining control and traction.

• Who are the instructors?

  The Lead instructor for this clinic will be Whitney Houck, a certified Level 2 “AIR Instructor” through the PMBIA. Read Whitney’s full profile

• What to expect

  • We’ll start with an intro to listen to your previous experience and goals, then set expectations and a plan for the clinic

  • Then, we’ll move into a skills assessment and move through the essential pre-requisite skills including Body Position / Balance and experimenting with Bike-Body separation

  • We’ll start in the skills area's flat & bermed corners to get lots of practice with using these skills.

  • Then we’ll take it to the Gateway trails for plenty of practice and feedback

  • We’ll endeavor to offer lots of individual feedback and video analysis.

• Cost

  $150 per person

• Old Fort Gateway Trails

  All trails in the Old Fort Gateway trail system are free access, no additional fee needed.
  

• What to bring

  Required for this lesson:
  

  • A bicycle in good working order. E-bikes are not permitted on these trails

  • Helmets are required, full-face or half shell are acceptable

  • Water and food to last the duration of your lesson

  • Closed toe shoes (no sandals, flip-flops, or crocs)
    

  • Optional (but highly recommended) equipment:
    Knee Pads
    Gloves

Meeting Location:
Old Fort Gateway Trail System
1501 State Rd 1227, Old Fort, NC 28762